Eidson v. Maddox

Grice, Justice.

Having been sued as joint toit-feasors,'judgments were taken against both plaintiffs in error and defendant in error, which were discharged by the former paying half and the latter half. In another suit the defendant in error sought to recover from the others damages sustained in the same occurrence which brought about the first action. A plea denying liability was filed, to which an amendment in two counts was offered, which in effect sought contribution, its averments setting up that in the matter which brought about the judgments against them jointly, and which were paid off…